“I feel the need…the need for speed!” –Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards, Top Gun I was thirteen when Top Gun came blazing on to the big screen in 1986. I absolutely loved the film and saw it three or four...
Read MoreBenjamin Shaw (Joshua Jackson), has just married Jane (Rachael Taylor). Right after the wedding, the couple moves from Brooklyn to Japan for his job as a high end fashion photographer. He is returning there after a two year...
Read MorePhilip Baker Hall is just one of the Hollywood character actors who has done memorable work in film and television for nearly forty years without becoming a bonafide star, but consistently turning in memorable performances. His...
Read MoreThe Wiggles are an international phenomenon. Formed in 1991 when three of the original members were studying early childhood education, the Wiggles connect with their preschool audience using light humor, simple songs with...
Read MoreCreated by members of the cult comedy troupe “The State,” Reno 911! is a parody of the long running Fox television series Cops. The series features members of the fictitious Reno sheriff’s department, being...
Read MoreI’m not a huge fan of horror movies because they usually give me nightmares if they’re any good. David R Ellis’ (Snakes on a Plane), Asylum (not to be confused with the Amicus Anthology film of the same name),...
Read MoreAs a die-hard Batman fan it was 2005’s Batman Begins that restored my faith in the movie franchise. After things had started out so promising with Tim Burton’s edgy, exciting Batman back in 1989, each successive film...
Read MoreBrought to you by Spike TV, Manswers may be one of the most ridiculous variety shows put on the air. This male-directed variety series is set up like a news magazine show, designed to answer some of the most potentially...
Read MoreWhenever I can, I like to see the unrated or director’s cuts of films. Often these cuts are better, because they allow you to see what the director’s initial vision for a project was, before the studio gets a hold of...
Read MoreDirector/screenwriter Kimberly Peirce can’t be accused of taking on easy subjects on her films. Her 1999 film, Boys Don’t Cry which chronicled the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a trans-gendered individual who...
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